When it comes to literature and film, there are countless examples of characters driven mad by limerence - epic, tragic romances of soul-scouring obsessive love. Romeo and Juliet, Dante and Beatrice, …
The BBC discovers limerence
From time to time I do a quick YouTube search on limerence, stimulated by curiosity about how prevalent the concept is becoming in wider society. Today I discovered a BBC video that is an impressively …
Who are you attracted to?
I've written a few posts about what makes someone unusually attractive, why some people seem so addictive, and what kind of people are good at provoking infatuation - what makes them, in short, …
Limerence as escape
One of the arguments I make about why we are vulnerable to limerence is that the extraordinary sensations associated with that mental state of total infatuation are transformational. If life in …
Another limerence podcast
Busy times in the Dr L household, but here's a link to an interview I did recently with Dr Jessica Higgins on her Empowered relationship podcast. In it I talk all about limerence, a bit about my …
Rumination and intrusive thoughts
Here's an interesting video about rumination and intrusive thoughts: https://youtu.be/NAT9pFN2GqU It's good overall, but there were a couple of stand-out points for me. 1. Rumination and …